Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-24
ALDERMANIC DECISION.

1 After Much Debate Manager WalEi 1 Petition for an Athletic Entertain, ! ment is Referred to the Committee on | Licenses-The Board Adopts an Alp. | ProPrIate Resolution to Express to Inspector Byrnes the City's Thanks | for Capturing the Ernst Murdercrs- | The Committee Appointed to Walt on the Inspector.
 At the City Hall last evening there was | considerable interest over the matter of granting license for the John L. Sullivan sparring match. The case had come for final | decision before the board of aldermen. Man ager Wall had asked the board for the re- quired license.
 After the reading of tEe petition Alder man Barnes began tirade against Sullivan and pugilists in general. He thought New Haven could dispense with them. Alderman Connors moved that all rules be suspended and the tition put at once upon it's passage.
 Alderman Martin then read a clipping from the New York Times, which upheld
 Chief Bollman for not granting the license. Alderman Connors took exception to the clipping. ''It is not petition from John
 L. Sullivan" said he, Git is from Manager Wall, a respected citizen of New Haven, who
 has done much for the amusement public" Alderman Barnes moved the petition be referred to the committee on licenses. After further discussion the motion of re- ferring to the license committee was put and defeated. Alderman Barnes moved to in- definitely postpone. His motion was killed. Alderman Noonan moved that Manager Wall
 be granted license.
 Alderman Bradley moved to refer to the license committee to report during the eve nnf ox,l were called for and resulted in 10 yeas and 6 nays. All not voting the motion was lost. The discussion went on, the city charter
 being referred to constantly. A motion to take recess was killed.
 Alderman Barnes moved the petition be referred to the license committee and his motion was carried.
 The following was read:
 To the Honorable Court of Common Council of the
 City of New Haven:
 Resolved, By the Court of Common Council, that a committee be appointed consisting of His Honor the Mayor, two aldermen ana three councilmen behalf of the citizens of New Haven to express to Inspector Byrnes of the police department of the lection and arrest of the two men who. having com mitted a crime in this city, returned to New York brought back here and committed for trial The widespread alarm which the crime aroused in this city makes it the grateful duty of the Court of Com mon Council to recognize in behalf of the City of great ability displayed by Inspector Byrnes in tracing out the criminals. and the valuable service he has thus rendered to the of law and order and the protection of life and property in this county.
 Alderman Daley after speaking in eulo- gistic terms of the New York inspector moved that the resolution be adopted and it was so voted.
 Several petitions, ,ete., were acted on incon- currence with the board of councilmen.
 Mayor York appointed on the part of the aldermen the following committees: On
 band concerts, Aldermen Hollinger and Mar tin; on testimonial to Inspector Byrnes,
 Aldermen Daley and Doyle.
 There was considerable discussion caused by the motion of Alderman Sheridan that
 the board proceed to ballot for supervisor of the inspection of steam boilers. It was not carried.